Sabathia solid in Yankees victory

New York Yankees relief pitcher Andrew Miller delivers in the ninth inning against the Houston Astros Tuesday in Houston. The Yankees won 6-3.

New York Yankees relief pitcher Andrew Miller delivers in the ninth inning against the Houston Astros Tuesday in Houston. The Yankees won 6-3.

Photo: Eric Christian Smith — The Associated Press

Photo: Eric Christian Smith — The Associated Press

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New York Yankees relief pitcher Andrew Miller delivers in the ninth inning against the Houston Astros Tuesday in Houston. The Yankees won 6-3.

New York Yankees relief pitcher Andrew Miller delivers in the ninth inning against the Houston Astros Tuesday in Houston. The Yankees won 6-3.

Photo: Eric Christian Smith — The Associated Press

Sabathia solid in Yankees victory

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HOUSTON >> CC Sabathia allowed just two runs in 6 2/3 innings to get back on track after a tough stretch and help the New York Yankees to a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.

Sabathia (6-8) allowed four hits and struck out five to pick up his first win since June 16 after going 0-4 and allowing 31 runs — 29 earned — combined in his past six starts.

Things didn’t look good early on Tuesday night when he allowed a solo home run to Marwin Gonzalez in the first inning. But he settled in after that, allowing only one single over the next five innings.

The Yankees built a five-run lead thanks in part to a two-run triple by Aaron Hicks by the time Evan Gattis homered to start Houston’s seventh and cut it to 6-2. Sabathia was lifted after a two-out single by Carlos Gomez in that inning.